Washing-machine.



WASHING MACHINE.

APPUCATION man 551111111915.

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WASHINGMACINE.

Application led September 14, 1915. Serial No. 50,649.

Be it known that I, HENRY C. a citizen of theUnited States, residing ati'lechanicsburg, in the county of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new .and useful Improvementsin'Vilashing-Machines, oi. which the,

following isa specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements upon mypatent tor washing machine granted to me on March 3l), 1915. NumberLlBSQO, the object being to iiuprovethe general construction and toprovide means for mountingr the plungerinr such a manner that the sainecan be swung to one side or" the'tuh 'when 1n raised po ,sition in orderto allow the clothes to be inserted. or removed therefrom.

i Another object of my invention is to iinprove.l the generalconstruction of plunger so as to increase the agitation of the clotheswithin Ythe receptacle whereby the water will be forced through the massof clothes in the up and down stroke of the plunger.

)ther and further obiects and advantages ot' the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawingsz--Figure l is avertical section of my improvedconstruction of washing' machine showing the driving mechanism inelevation, and Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View oi' a portion of thereceptacle showing the manner of mounting the driving mechanism to allowthe same to be swung to one side ot' the receptacle.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several'iigures ofthe drawings.

In the drawings7 1 indicates a main cylindrical receptacle mounted uponlegs 2 so as to support the Same in elevated position, said receptaclebeing` formed of any suitable .material and having -a perforated falsebottoni 3 arranged therein which is slightly spaced from the bottom ofthe receptacle l, and on which is mounted a numher ot coil springs 4 inany suitable manner forming a yielding` support for the sup plemcnt-alreceptacle 5 arranged concentrical within the outer receptacle l, andprovided with a Perforated bottom G, as clearly shown. The bottom of thereceptacle 5 and the false bottoni 3 are preferably provided with studsover which the ends of the coil `springs are arranged .so-as to hold thesame STAMM, y

Specification of Letters Patent. .Pggggitgd Mig? 3Q? inthe properpositions. rEhe outer receptacle is provided with the usual drainv'?,having a valve 8 constructed substantially as shown in .my patent. `Aninlet T--9 is also connected to the bottoniI of the outer receptacle. toone4 branch of which is connected a steam pipe l0, provided with'a valvepipe 11 for controlling` the flow of steam and air therethrough, theother branch ot' the T being provided iwfith a Awater inlet4 l2 and avalve 13 for controlling the flow of water into the receptacle.

The outer receptacle 1 is provided with oppositely -disposed outwardlyprojecting pivot pins ist. on which are pivotally mounted supportingmembers 15 carrying arms 1G and 17. provided with tubular guides 16 and17 in which are mounted guide rods 1S, carrying` bearing sleeves 19 attheir up per ends which are pivotally mounted upon bearings 20, formedon the ends of the cross bar 21, as clearly showniin Fig. l.

The cross har 21 is provided with a cenn tral threaded bearingi 2Q inwhich is mounted a threaded upper end 23 of a. plunger rodQt, which isprovided with a hand wheel for 'i'evolving the same in order to adjustthepositioii of the plunger rod within the bearing; for the purposehereinafter fully described. The lower end of the plunger rod 24 extendsinto a vertically disposed sleeve Q6, carried By a head 27 which. fitssnugly within the inner receptacle 5, said sleeve being provided withoppositely disposed slots "38. through which extends a pin 29, carriedby the plunger rod in order to allow the plunger rod to slide within thesleeve, the plunger rod-being surrounded by a coil spring 30 betiv'e'enthe cross bar 21 and the upper end of theisleeve Q6, as clearly shown.forming Va yieldingr connection between the plunger rod and plunger head27, soyas to prevent the saine from being injured when the same isreciprocated through the driving mechanism which will be laterdescribed.

'Thehead 27-is provided with an annular depending flange 31 -forming avacuum cup having a valve 32. and arranged within the head is a seriesof vacuum cups 33, provided with valves 34 so as to allow thewashinefluid to pass throue'h the cups on the down stroke of the plungerand on the up strolv a partial vacuum is created within said cup andhead so as to draw th clothes within the inner receptacle upwardl;

with 'the plunger in order to subject the clothes to a pounding actionas well as to an agitation caused by the clothes being lifted up anddown within the receptacle by the vacuum action ofthe head.

ln order to provide means for recpirocating the cross bar 21, secure to'the bottom of the outer receptacle 1, bearings 35, in which is mounteda drive shaft 36, provided with drive wheels 37 at its ends, carryingwrist pins 38, to which are connected pitman rods 39, the upper ends ofwhich are pivotally mounted on the ends ot' the vbearings 20, of thecross bar 21 as shown at 40. The drive shaft 36 is provided with aloosely mounted drive gear Ll1 having a female clutch portion L12adapted to cooperate with a. male clu'ich member 43, keyed on the shaft36 and operated in the usual manner so as to lock said drive gear 41 tothe drive shaft 36 when it is desired to drive the mechanism in order toreciprocate the plunger, and by this construction the drive connectioncan be readily disconnected in order to stop the plunger on its upstroke so that the same can be swung to one side of the receptacle to'facilitate the inserting or removing of the clothes therefrom.

The lower ends of the supporting members 15are provided with springactuated pins 44: which coact with the sockets 45 having inclined facesso as to allow the pins to ride up said face into said socket when thesupporting members are thrown into Vertical position .so as to hold the'guides rigid when the cross bar is in central position over thereceptacle, and it will be seen by this construction the guides for theguide rods 13 are so mounted that by drawing outwardly on the pins torelease the supports, the cross bar can be swung laterally from over thecenter ot the receptacle and as the pitman rods are pivotally connectedto the ends of the cross bar for moving on their bearings so as to allowthe plunger to be swung laterally when in a horizontal plane.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that l have provided awashing machine in which the reciprocating plunger is mounted within across bar, supportedby guide rods mounted in removable bearings in such.a 'manner that said bearings can be swung laterally in respect to thereceptacle in order to remove the plunger when a anged in the plane ofthe'receptacle laterally, so that the clothes can be readily insertedand removed from the tub, the driving connection being so connected tothe cross bar, that the bar is free to move when the wrist pins oi thedrive wheels are in raised position. lit will also be seen that l haveprovided means for locking the removablesupports in vertical position soas to guide the plunger when being reciprocatcd -in such a manner thatall danger of the mechanism being injured is prevented.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A washing machine, comprising a receptacle havingoppositely disposed bearing pins and oppositely disposed sockets,supports pivotally mounted upon said bearing pins, guides carried bysaid supports. guide rods slidably mounted in said guides. a cross barconnected to said guide rods, a plunger rod adjustably mounted in saidcross bar, a plunger head slidably carried by said plunger rod, springactuated pins carried b v said supports coacting with the sockets forholding said supports in vertical position, and pitman rods connected tosaid cross bar for reciprocating the same.

i 2. vIn a washing-machine, the combination with a receptacle, otlmovable supports carried by said receptacle, means for locking saidsupports in vertical position, guides carried by said supports, guiderods slidably mounted in said guides, a cross bar having pivotalconnection with said guide rods at their upper end, a plunger' rodcarried by said cross bar. a plunger slidably carried by said plungerrod, and means for reciprocating said cross bar.

3. ln a washing machine, the combination with a receptacle, of areciprocating plunger' mounted within said receptacle, a plunger rodconnected to said plunger, a

^ cross bar having connection with said plunger rod, lguide rodspivotally connected to said cross bar, movable supports carrying guidesfor said guide rods, means i'or loci:W ing said supports in adjustableposition and means for reciprocatinff said cross bar.

lnvtestimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

' HENRY C. Si'lzilillv.

Vitnesses J. d'. G'Usnnn, L. N. Woon

